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Morrisseau, Miles, Southam News, Winter 1993     "I'm trying to understand why six children could feel so hopeless and forgotten that the only way to deal with the reality of their lives was to try and end it."

    ""They have to be moved off of that island according to their wishes, in a time and a way that they are fully agreeable to," Siddon said outside the Commons."

    "Brightly colored rags tied to bare branches and teepees greeted a group of David Inlet Innu this week- a blessing from elders at a native lodge where 16 children will be treated after sniffing gasol

    "Has anyone noticed that the governing people in Ottawa, in our name, will recommence low-level flights over Innu land on April 1?"

    "Up to 40 Innu children in a remote Labrador village- some just four years old- have been steadily sniffing gas to escape the pain of their lives, native leaders said Thursday."

    "Reports on the Third World conditions of Davis Inlet, Labrador, often remark on the lack of indoor toilets. Such reports aren't quite accurate."

    "Innu in Davis Inlet say they fear federal-provincial bickering could needlessly delay relocation of their community."

    "There are only two gathering places for Pikangikum residents on their remote northern Ontario reserve- the pool hall and the hockey rink."

Beaver, George, Brantford Expositor, Winter 1993     "Last month, I read two news items which warmed my heart."

    "The severe social and economic problems Davis Inlet- from widespread substance abuse to rampant unemployment- have long been commonplace in numerous native settlements."